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New movie coming out in 2 weeks, book 6 in the works, its an exciting time in Potterland

I've seen a few different trailers of Azkaban and it looks amazing. Much better than the last two both of which I thought were rather well done

My one criticism of the books is that the first three stories are almost all identical in their plotlines and I see the same thing in the movies. With Goblet and she broke the mold and it will be VERY interesting to see how they handle Goblet on the big screen

Well, since no one's biting on your thread...I'll chime in. I like the books - I'm reading the 5th one now. The movies are okay, but I think the second one was a little slow... I'm looking forward to the new one and think the movies won't really start getting good until the fourth - which is the best book by far (keeping in mind I'm only 200 pages into book 5).

I probably won't see this one until the DVD though. I just have no interest in seeing movies in the theater anymore, especially one where screaming, unrestrained, and undisclipined children will be crawling alll over the theater.

I read the first 2 books and half of the third. Own the fourth, but not the fifth.

About movie #4, I heard that they were going to pull a "Matrix/Kill Bill" - Separate it into two parts, release part one during the summer, and part two around Labor Day. Take this as a grain of salt though.

About movie #4, I heard that they were going to pull a "Matrix/Kill Bill" - Separate it into two parts, release part one during the summer, and part two around Labor Day. Take this as a grain of salt though.

Makes sense, though. Their is a lot of stuff in GoF that I don't think will fit in a two hour movie.

My wife and I actually just saw the first Harry Potter movie two weeks ago, and now I'm planning to go rent the second one...and see the third as well. I haven't ever read the books, or really been "into" it before, but after seeing that movie, my tune has changed. I'm really excited for the third one, and these movies seem very well done. Not just "kid" movies, as many people (myself included at one point), thought. Does anyone know, are the same actors, the principal 3 kids, going to continue in the movies...since they are getting a bit older?

Count us among the Potter fans too. Patty's read all the books so far, while I've only read the first but plan to read the others. The movies are definitely fun, and I hope they can keep up with them every year or year and a half, and eventually cover all the books. Like SW, it's just a fun world to hang out in for a few hours, so I say the more the better. We'll be watching it opening weekend, I'm sure...

CNN has an article up today talking about the three principal "kids" in the Harry Potter films. Alfonso Cuaron (director of Azkaban) talks about how he would like to see them stay throughout all of the movies. Clicky HERE for more.

Hmmm....I thought all of the kids were already substantially older than their characters are supposed to be. I think I could could buy Harry and Hermione, but Ron's getting pretty huge. He's already slouching quite a bit not to tower over his co-stars.

He's got the best handle on his character, though. If they can pull it off with the originals, I agree that it would be awesome.

One thing in that article alarmed me, though. The director for #4 is the same guy that shat "Mona Lisa Smile" into this world? That's disconcerting, to say the least.